what voltage should I have at the coil

also checked the bulkhead and there was no real corrosion but I still sprayed the terminals with some "metal ready", that usually does the trick to clean up the terminals and promote electric conductivity. The bulkhead condition didn't surprise me because I live in a very dry climate and cars don't usually rust here so the corrosion is kept to a minimum with the climate.

The way to test and temporarily eliminate this as a problem is to clip a test lead to the coil PLUS and to the starter relay battery stud. This "hot wires" the ignition and eliminates the car harness, giving you battery voltage to the ignition system. If it won't run this way, it's right there in the small isolated section of the harness to the ignition, or the ignition components themselves